Diagnosing ulnar neuropathy at the elbow using magnetic resonance neurography

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 401-407

  Keen, Nayela N ^a   Chin, Cynthia T ^a   Engstrom, John W ^a   Saloner, David ^a   Steinbach, Lynne S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Elbow. Nerve injury; Magnetic resonance neurography; Neuropathy; Ulnar nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELBOW DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE NEUROGRAPHY; MALE; NEUROGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL INTENSITY; ULNAR NERVE; ULNAR NERVE SIZE; ELBOW; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADULT; AGED; ELBOW; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ULNAR NEUROPATHIES;

EID: 84862294111     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: 14322161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-011-1251-y     Document Type: Article

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